Encyclopedia: R

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RyazanPlaceRyazan is a city in western Russia on the Oka river, south-east of Moscow.
RyeTermRye is a hardy cereal grain that grows well in cool climates and poorer soils, long a staple of northern and eastern European agriculture.
Ryukyu IslandsPlaceThe Ryukyu Islands are a chain of islands stretching south-west from Kyushu towards Taiwan, of which Okinawa is the largest.
RyukyuansPeople / groupThe Ryukyuans are the Indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands between Kyushu and Taiwan, today mostly part of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan.
Ryūzōji clanPeople / groupThe Ryūzōji were a samurai family of Hizen province in Kyushu, originally vassals of the Shōni.
Ryūzōji TakanobuPersonRyūzōji Takanobu was a Japanese warlord of the Sengoku period from Hizen in north-western Kyushu.
Rædwald of East AngliaPersonRædwald was king of East Anglia in the early 7th century and by 616 the most powerful king in southern England, named by Bede among the overlords of the English.
RørosPlaceRøros is a mining town in the mountains of central Norway, in Trøndelag.